Colour

#FF546F

#FF546F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF546F is a red with RGB values 255, 84, 111 and HSL 351°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF546F#FF546F

HEX#FF546F

RGBrgb(255, 84, 111)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3294, 0.4353

RGB percentages100%, 32.9%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(350.5, 100%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 67.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 67.1%, 56.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,733,295

CSS custom property--colour: #FF546F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#00AB90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7C6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2E5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.4 Indian red · ΔE 22.5 Salmon · ΔE 23.1 Light coral · ΔE 24.1 Tomato · ΔE 25.8 Firebrick · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#54FFE4

Analogous#FF54C4, #FF8F54

Triadic#6FFF54, #546FFF

Split complementary#54FF8F, #54C4FF

Tetradic#C4FF54, #54FFE4, #8F54FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEDF0

Lighter +20%#FFBAC5

Lighter +10%#FF879A

Darker −10%#FF2144

Darker −20%#ED0025

Darker −30%#BA001D

Darker −40%#870015

More saturated +25%#FF546F

Less saturated −25%#EA697E

Channel breakdown

R255

G84

B111

Red255 (100%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue350.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 54 · B 6F

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